Images: Margaret Thatcher through the years

In this June 23, 1982 file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gestures with her pen as she answers a reporters question during a news conference at the United Nations. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013.Associated Press

This is a Tuesday, Feb. 21, 1989 file photo of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl during a news conference in the Frankfurt City Hall in Frankfurt Germany. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose conservative ideas made an enduring impact on Britain, died Monday April 8, 2013. She was 87.Associated Press

In this Feb. 20, 1985 file photo, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher meets with her friend and political ally President Ronald Reagan during a visit to the White House in Washington. Thatcher, who led Britain for 11 years, died of a stroke Monday morning, April 8, 2013.Associated Press

Britainís Conservative Party leader, Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, takes a stroll through the grounds of Scotney Castle in Kent, England, where she is a tenant of a National Trust flat, with her husband Denis, and their twins Mark and Carol, in photographed in March 1979. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

In this Dec. 17, 1979 file photo, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher reviews the honor guard at the White House in Washington, as President Jimmy Carter follows. At left in Col. Stanley Bonta, commander of the guard. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013.Associated Press

This is a June 9, 1983. file photo of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher leaves the Castle lane, Westminster, London England polling station with her husband, Dennis, after casting their votes in the general election. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose conservative ideas made an enduring impact on Britain Monday April 8, 2013, has died. She was 87.Associated Press

In this June 23, 1982 file photo, President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher speak to reporters at the White House in Washington. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013.Associated Press

In a Feb. 20, 1985 file photo, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is applauded by Vice President George Bush, left, as House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. looks on just before she addressed a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, in Washington. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

This is a 1969 file photo showing Margaret Thatcher. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, Aprilo 8, 2013.Associated Press

In a Thursday, Dec. 20, 1984 file photo, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sits in the cockpit in her Royal Air Force ve-10 during the flight to Hong Kong from Peking. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

In this Oct. 4, 1981 file photo, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is with Canada's Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, in Australia. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

In a file handout image provided by 10 Downing Street, on Monday Nov. 23, 2009, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, stands next to her portrait painted by artist Richard Stone, at 10 Downing Street in London. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

This is a 1980 file photo showing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013.Associated Press

Gordon Brown, U.K. prime minister, right, and his wife Sarah, left, stand with Margaret Thatcher, the former U.K. Prime Minister, center, on the steps of 10 Downing Street, in London, U.K., on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Thatcher, the former U.K. prime minister who helped end the Cold War and was known as the ìIron Ladyî for her uncompromising style, died today. She was 87.Associated Press

In this June 12, 1987 file photo, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher waves to supporters from Conservative Party headquarters in London after claiming victory in Britain's general election. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013.Associated Press

In a Feb. 10, 1975 file photo, Margaret Thatcher, leading conservative who won the first ballot for leadership which resulted in Edward Heaths resignation, speaks in London. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

Margaret Thatcher, the former U.K. prime minister, waves as she leaves number 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Gordon Brown, the current U.K. prime minister in London, U.K., on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. Thatcher, the former U.K. prime minister who helped end the Cold War and was known as the ìIron Ladyî for her uncompromising style, died today. She was 87.Associated Press

In this Sept. 14, 1977 file photo, British Conservative Party Leader Margaret Thatcher listens to a reporters question during a news conference at the British Embassy in Washington. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013.Associated Press

This is a 1980 file photo showing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013.Associated Press

Youngest election candidate, conservative, Margaret Roberts (later Thatcher) buys a pint of peanuts and studies the quality of a lemon while shopping in Dartford, Kent, England in 1950, where she is standing as Tory M.P. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

In this June 23, 1982 file photo, President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher speak to reporters at the White House in Washington. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013.Associated Press

In a Feb. 4, 1975 file photo, Margaret Thatcher gets a kiss from her husband Denis in London, Feb. 4, 1975, after she had come out on top with 130 votes in the first round of the election for the Conservative party leadership. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87 years old.Associated Press

In this April 9, 1975 file photo, former California Governor Ronald Reagan presents a silver dollar medallion to Opposition Leader Margaret Thatcher when he visited her office at the House of Commons in London. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013.Associated Press

This is a March 10, 1983 file photo of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher examining a minefield during her visit to the Falkland Islands when the Royal Engineers took her on a tour of the Rookery Bay beach, a heavily mined area in the Falklands. Thatcherís former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former prime minister had died Monday April 8, 2013 of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

In a June 20, 1988 photo, Economic Summit leaders, from left, President Ronald Reagan, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl follow British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher into a courtyard at Hart House in Toronto. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

Margaret Thatcher makes a statement to reporters as Denis Thatcher listens, as she leaves No. 10 Downing Street, Westminster in a Wednesday, Nov. 28, 1990 file photo, for Buckingham Palace where she will resign as Prime Minister to Queen Elizabeth II. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

Gordon Brown, U.K. prime minister, right, and his wife Sarah, left, stand with Margaret Thatcher, the former U.K. Prime Minister, center, on the steps of 10 Downing Street, in London, U.K., on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Thatcher, the former U.K. prime minister who helped end the Cold War and was known as the ìIron Ladyî for her uncompromising style, died today. She was 87.Associated Press

Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau is greeted by Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher outside 10 Downing Street, London, on June 7, 1984. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

This is an Aug. 1, 1979 file photo of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II talks with British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, left, at a reception for the 39 heads of delegations attending the Commonwealth Conference in Lusaka, Zambia. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose conservative ideas made an enduring impact on Britain, died Monday April 8, 2013. She was 87.Associated Press

In a 1950 file photo, Conservative candidate at 23 years old and holder of an Oxford diploma, Margaret Roberts, later Thatcher, accompanies four voters on the piano in a sing along after a brief political argument in the bar of the Bull Inn, Dartford, England in 1950. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

Then opposition leader Brian Mulroney shakes hands with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the British High Commissioners residence in Ottawa, Ont. Sept. 26, 1983. Thatcherís former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87 years old.Associated Press

This is a Tuesday, June, 8, 2010 file photo of Britian's Prime Minister David Cameron poses with former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street in London. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013.Associated Press

In this May 31, 1983 file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher raises her finger as she makes a point during a Conservative Party news conference in London. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013.Associated Press

In an Oct. 12, 1961 file photo, Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, the newly-appointed Joint Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Pensions and national Insurance, talks with the Minister John Boyd Carpenter, as she begins her new job at the Ministry, in London. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

In a Friday, July 17, 1987 file photo, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom, left, makes remarks after visiting United States President Ronald Reagan, right, at the White House in Washington, D.C. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher stands in a British tank during a visit to British forces in Fallingbostel, some 120 km (70 miles) south of Hamburg, Germany. on Sept. 17, 1986. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

This is a Feb, 1, 1975 file photo of the them Conservative Member of Parliament Margaret Thatcher, in her Chelsea home kitchen. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose conservative ideas made an enduring impact on Britain died Monday April 8, 2013. She was 87.Associated Press

This is a July 29, 1987 file photo of French President Francois Mitterrand and his guest British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher aa they gesture in front of the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. Margaret Thatcherís former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former prime minister had died Monday April 8, 2013 of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

In this June 9, 2004 file photo, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher pauses at the casket of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan where he was lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.Associated Press

This is a 1980 file photo showing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013.Associated Press

In this July 18, 1987 file photo, President Ronald Reagan and Secretary of State George Shultz look on as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher reads a statement outside the White House in Washington. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013.Associated Press

Margaret thatcher, the former u.k. prime minister who helped end the cold war and was known as the "iron lady" for her uncompromising style, died monday. she was 87.

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